Consider the following statements :1. The first woman President of the...
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1: The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
Statement 2: The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.
Correct statement: 1 only
Explanation:
- Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to preside over the Indian National Congress session in 1925, held in Kanpur. However, she was not the President of the Congress at that time.
- Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917, followed by Sarojini Naidu who became the President of the Congress in 1925.
- Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim to preside over the Congress in 1887, held in Madras. However, he was not the President of the Congress at that time.
- Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian and the first Parsi to become the President of the Congress in 1886.
Therefore, only statement 1 is correct, and statement 2 is incorrect.
Consider the following statements :1. The first woman President of the...
THE ANSWER YOU MENTIONED IS WRONG
The correct answer is D
both statements are wrong
1 first women president of Indian National Congress was Annie Besant who presided Calcutta Congress session in 1917. whereas Sarojini naidu presided kanpur session of 1925 ( she was the first Indian women to preside INC session not first women)
2 Rahimtulla Mahomed Sayani was the first muslim to preside Congress in 1896 succeeding surendranath Banerjee
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